Evening Star Newspaper, July 29, 1896, Page 2

SEAT PLEASANT, THE SCENE OF THE MURDER, without the delay of a tria}, and he did not intend that there should be another lynch- ing to blot the record of the state. The Prisoner. The prisoner is by no means the brutal- locking specimen of a man that one would imagine such a cold-blooded murderer to be. He is rather a small-sized man. He is a dark-colored negro, and while his face is unprepossessing, he has rather an intelli- gent look. He gave his age as twenty-nine years, and said that his victim was twenty- four. He said that she was not a pretty girl, but that she was well formed and very attractive. After his confession Smitn was taken to police headquarters, where he was 11eas- ured by the Bertillon system, and was af- terward taken to a photographer's to add arother picture to the regues’ gallery. Smith was then taken back to the ninth Precinct station and locked up. Strict or- ders were given that none should be al- lowed to see him under any circumstances. Told om the Spot. Smith's confession is utterly at variance with the stories told by the other wit- resses, and it is generally believed the merderer has added to his crime by slan- dering his victim. Seat Pleasant House, the scene of the dastardly crime, is a large dwelling, situat- ed in the middle of an orchard of fruit trees, and is a magnificent country home. There, accordigz to friends and neighbors, the young victim had lived with her aunt tor two years, having lived at No. 1005 G street northwest previous to moving to the country home. “Jim” Smith, the colored man,had worked at the house for a number of months. He was twenty-eight years old, and was not a drinking man. So far as Mrs. Drown knew he had no bad habits, and was considered an exemplary colored man until last Thurs- day, when he made advances toward Miss Marguerite. The young lady was in the parlor at the time, and for no reason what- ever he entered the room and greatly of- fended her. He took her by the wrist and advanced as Yf he intended to kiss her, but she resented his advances and called to one of the field hands to protect her. “See what Jim has done,” she sald, in- gntly. “Tried to kiss s Jim" had little to say except to show his dislike at the idea of having a field hand called in to correct him. Th asant incident of course meant the trusted house servant, had dized his position, and he went away u the impression that he was as good as discharged. But the next day he re- turnel to the house and sat beneath one of the large apple trees, talking to Mrs. Drown. He was penitent In the extreme, and 2 the forgiveness of the one who had been to so good a friend. While Mrs. Drown could not fully over- look his conduct she thought he would not repeat what he had done, and as friends seemed to believe he would be even better than before she concluded to let him re- main, hoping at the same time that he would soon leave of his ewn accord. He did not leave, however, but remained about the house and attended to his duties as he had before the occurrence of last week. jeopar His Movements. Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Drown had some business in the city, and she left home about noon, leaving Miss Marguerite to look after the house. Lucy Garrett, the colored servant, was in the kitchen, and George and Daniel, the colored farm hands, were in the field at work. After luncheon Miss Marguerite went her book and spent the afternoon in a hammock near the house. The colored man was about the house attending to his work, and he could see Miss Marguerite in the hammock from the window. But so far as is known he said nothing to her. It was about 6 o'clock when the young lady left her comfortable place heneath the apple trees and went in the house to dress. Her room was a large airy one on the second floor, the windows of which faced the road, but too far from the public highway for a nolse to be heard. ‘The farm hands and cook were about read to eat their supper. One of them saw “Jim” when he went upstairs, about 6:30 o'clock, but his going attracted no special attention, for he was the house servant, and had a right to go anywhere In the house he de- sired. While he was upstairs the farm hands and cook heard a noise on the upper floor. Whether the noise was a laugh or a ery they could not tell, but it was enough to attract their attention, for when Jim came down Lucy Garrett asked: “What's the matter upstairs?” “What's Matter?” echoed Smith. “Nothing at all.” “Was Miss Marguerite laughing or cry- ing?” “She was laughing, of course,” was his quick response. Smith seemed very much excited and had on his arm a small basket. The cook asked where he was xoing. and he responded, “I'm going over to get some eggs.” This answer was a plausible explanation of his movements, for he had been in the abit of going for eggs in the afternoon, ard se nothing wrong was suspected. The murder was not known until nearly 8 o'clock, when Mrs. Drown returned home from the city. The Discovery. Miss Marguerite was everything to her foster mother, and when the latter reached “ the front door she did as she had done hundreds of times before, called: ‘“Mar- guerite.”” Phere was no response, and she went through the wide hallway calling her. “Where's Marguerite?” she asked when she reached the kitchen. “Miss Marguerite’s upstairs,” came the answer from one of the ealored hands. “And where's Jim?” she next asked, for she thought the house could not get aiong without him. ee. Was around here somewhere,” one of them told her. “I saw him go upstairs, and then he went for eggs." Even then Mrs. Drown did not suspect anything wrong until she knocked on the door of the young lady's room and failed to get a response. “Marguerite, are you there, darling?” she asked. Still there was nu answer. The young lady was a light sleeper, and as she made no response Mrs. Drown then realiz- ed for the first time that there must be something wrong. —~ “There's something happened,” she said to Dr. Adolphus Miller, who had called. Again Mrs. Drown called the young lady. “Don’t break in the door till I come up,” gaid the doctor. “I can’t wait,” Mrs. Drown said, and she forced open the door. “What's the matter with my darling?” she asked, as she saw her apparently prostrate form stretched upon the fivor. “Bhe's dea sighed Mrs. Drown. And an instant later her fears were real- ized. Dr. Miller found that the girl's throat had been cut, and the condition of the body showed that life had been extinct for fully two hours. The body was cold. Giving the Alarm. ‘The murderer had fled and was beyond the jurisdiction. A few minutes after the discovery of the horrible crime Mr. Fred Ranke called to see Miss Marguerite and learned of what had happened. He was on his bicycle, and as soon as possible he reached the city and gave the alarm to the police. He furnished the police with an excellent description of the murderer, and told them that he would probably make his way toward the city, where he ‘was known. The county officials were notified as soon 88 possible, and Deputy Sheriff Charles Dumhart was soon at the scene of the “¢rime, as wes Dr. 3. Clifford Cox of Bla- ij densburg and his brother, Percy Cox. The deputy sheriff started from Seat Pleasant toward the city, and learned that Smith had been seen on the road, going in the di- rection of the city. Then he learned that he had called at No. 310 East Capitol street, the home of Mrs. Eversole. There he saw the colored cook, whom he knew, and she gave him his supper. Miss Marguerite was just twenty-two years old. She was a handsome and accom. plished woman. She had lived in Bridge- port, Conn., years ago, where Mrs. Drown was very well known. Her admirers were numerous, for when she lived in the city she had made many friends in addition to those whom she has met at the Seat Pleasant House during her two years there. Her sad fate proved a great shock to scores of friends. News of the tragedy spread through the city and Prince George's county Itke wild- fire, and before 10 o'clock last night there was a crowd of excited men gathered about the beautiful country home where the crime had been committed. “If he is caught,” said one old citizen to ‘a Star reporter, “it’s all day with him, and the governor can’t help the brute’s life.” was the sentiment expressed by many people of the county, who well re- member the several persons who have died on the bridge across the creek near Upper Marlboro’, the county seat. What to do the angry citizens hardly knew.- A terrible crime had been commit- ted, and the one who had done the deed was badly wanted. In what direction to start they did not know until they learned that the fugitive been seen oa the road coming to the city. Then it was that Deputy Sheriff Dumhart started out. He, of course, was far behind the colored man, for he had to drive all the way from Bladensburg to Seat Pleasant. It was late when he reach- ed the city and learned that the murderer had eaten supper at the East Capitol street heuse. But he had left there and made ai other start for parts unknown. Thinking he might possibly return there to speni the night the house was watched by the police, but to no purpose, for the fugitive did rot return. Learning, that he knew scme colored people at No. 220 B street northwest Deputy Sheriff Dumhart called on the police, and about 4 o'clock this trorning the house was searched. Two colored men were found in the house, but neither of them was Smith. This morning Sergt. Jordan and Policeman Hayes went to Seat Pleasant to assist tie county offi- cers in the investigation of the crime, which was committed only a short distance from the District line. The Motive. When the crime was first discovered the people in the house sought a motive and heped in vain that It had been robbery, but the examination of room and the corpse showed that nothing had been taken, and that the motive was one other than rob- bery. He had partly accomplished his pur- pese. As already stated, Miss Drown was dress- ing at the time the negro entered her room, and was probabaly standing near the bu- reau arranging her dress, a light dress of summer material. She had fastened the basque at the neck with a gold pin, and this fastening was intact when her dead body was found. The other fastenings were open, and had not been torn, showing that she had not completed her toilet when she was grabbed by the brute and so un- mercifully treated. She had undcubtedly made a brave fight to save herself from the murderer's clutch- es and had, of course, screamed, but being so far from the kitchen, where the colored helpers were eating, her screams were not distinctly understood. The murderer left ker body outstretched upon the floor, and about her head was a large pool of blood from the wound in her throat. On the floor not far from the bed was what looked like the imprint of the murderer's hand in blood. Or it may have been made by the young lady’s foot, in which event he must have inflicted the Geath wound after com- mitting the felonious assault in order to put her out of the way, so she could not appear as a witness in event of his arrest 2nd prosecution. Smith never thought of robbery, for there was a gold watch and chain and some mon- «y in the room where he must have seen it, but these were not touched. In his hurry to get away he probably did not think to secure valuables which might help him in his flight. Dr. Cox made a careful examination of the corpse this morning and found, as al- ready stated, that the negro had accom- plished his purpose in the way of assault- ing her before he murdered her. The knife Dlade had inflicted a horrible wound in the throat, having severed the carotid artery, the windpipe and jugular vein. The im- prints of the murderer’s teeth were on her hands. Death was instantaneous, and the young lady’s sufferings were brought to a sudden close after she had suffered the worst kind of torments for several min- utes at least. The Weapon. ‘The two farm hands, Daniel Berry and George Bland, were kept in a garret room all night in charge of Deputy Sheriff J. W. Kaldenbach, and the cook, Lucy Garrett, was also detained as a witness. Mr. Behr- end was also about the house, and during the night he found the knife with which it is supposed the murder was- committed. It is an old case knife, ground to a point, and was found on the window sill in the garret room in which the farm hands were held. This fact aroused the suspicions of some of the men about the house, who thought it strango that it should have been found in the room where the two men were con- fined and had not been thrown away by Smith after he left the house. This murderous looking weapon showed no signs of blood stains, so far as could be seen with the naked eye. But then this does not signify anything, for the negro wiped the de of the knife on one of Miss Marguerite’s handkerchiefs, that she had left on a dressing table. This handkerchief was found by Dr. Cox, and the crease in it showed where the knife blade had been drawn through the fold. The blood had dried on the handkerchief, holding it folded tightly together. The ent. This morning when a Star reporter reached the Seat Pleasant House there was quite a crowd of country people there, in addition to a number of people from the city. Bicycles and vehicles of every de- scription filled the yard, while on the road footmen were numerous. Some had been attracted there through curiosity, while others were there because of a desire to as- sist in the investigation and help catch tho fugitive. When they learned that he was in the city they were satisfied that the po- lce would do all in their power, and they therefore decided to await the result of the inquest. Between 10 and 11 o’clock Justice Alfred Bailey of Bladensburg had the jury called. ‘Those who served as jurymen were Francis Gasch, Mendel Behrend, Samuel Collins, Walter Collins, Edward Gasch, Frank Col- lins, Frank Wilson, Clayton James, George Curtin, Charles Holloway and Percy Cox. The witnesses were sworn and hardly had the taking of the testimony begun when news of the capture of the murderer was received. This was very gratifying to the large party assembled at the house, and it was suggested that the inquest be adjourned until the arrival of the prisoner, but this was deemed unnecessary, and thi examination of witnesses proceeded. The jurcrs asserabled in the large parlor direc: beneath the room in which the crime been committed, and listened to the evidence of the witnesses. They first made a careful examination of the room THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1896-TEN PAGES. and the condition of the surroundings and then the witnesses were heard. . A. W. Miller was first He lives on 4th street southeast. He told the jury that he was visiting the house when he learned of the sad occurrence, and described the sad scené when Mrs. for Marguerite, and then found her dead body on the floor. The two farm hands and the cook told their stories of the prisoner's movements and what he said, and Mrs. Drown, who is completely heartbroken over the affair, de- seril the condition of things as she found them. She told of the colored servant and told the jury that yesterday was the first day she had been away from home since last Thursday, when the unpleasant inci- dent occurred in the parlor. Dr. Cox also gave evidence, telling of the condition of the room and the body of the murdered woman when he reached the house. He produced the handkerchief on which the knife blade had been wiped, and gave a complete description of the wounds. The jury promptly returned a verdict holding Smith responsible for the crime. The Funeral. The funeral of Miss Drown will take place from Addison Chapel tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. Rev. Dr. Craighill, pastor of the church, will officiate. The body will be in- terred in the church cemetery temporarily. Good Record. Mrs. Drown, in conversation with a Star reporter, said that until last week’s occur- rence she had never had the slightest com- plaint about Smith's conduct. He was one of the best servants she had ever had. So far as she knew he had no bad habits, and she had always placed implicit confidence in him. He was a native of West Virginia and had been reared by Mrs. Eversole on Capitol Hill. Jim, she said, had always as- sociated with white people, as he had lived in white families, and she never knew him to take any notice of people of his own color. examined. >. WASHINGTON GUN FOUNDRY. An Abundance of Work That Will Last a Long Time. The prospects are good for a steady run of work at the Washington gun foundry for a long time to come, in execution of the legislation enacted at the last session of Ccngress for the armament of the three new battle ships and of the auxiliary cruis- ers of the navy. Arrangements have been already made at the Navy Department for beginning this important work with as lit- tle delay as possible. Attention wi!l be first given to the manufacture of guns for the vessels of the auxiliary navy, the number of which now under subsidy Is thirty-three. It is estimated that it will require, to arm these vessels in accordance with the ap- proved project of the Navy Department the following number and character of guns: 150 4-inch guns, 75 5-inch guns end 20 6-inch rapid-fire guns. Nearly Half a Million Available. It is contemplated to complete this com- plement as rapidly as the conditions will permit, but the limited appropriation, the character of the work and the capacity of the gun plant necessitate {ts prosecution by degrees. ‘Tnere is available for begin- ning this work the sum of $400,000, appro- priated by the last Congress, and with thia money a good substantial beginning will be made toward putting the best ships of our merchant marine on a quasi war foot- ing. Proposals Invited. To this end advertisements have been is- sued by the ordnance bureau of the Navy Department for a supply of forgings suf- ficient for the manufacture of twenty four- inch guns and their mounts, thirty-five five- inch guns and mounts, and eight six-inch rapid-fire guns and mounts. Proposals have been also invited for a supply of forgings for the battertes of the three new battle ships authorized by the last Congress, with the exception of the twelve thirteen-inch guns. Forty-two six-inch guns are required for these big ships. Bids for these forgings will be opened at the Navy Department on the 3d of August and the successful bidders will be required to begin their deliveries within thirty days from the date of the execution of the contract. Steady Work for Present Force. Although all the work connected with the manufacture of these guns and mounts will be done at the Washington gun foun- dry it {s not likely that there will be any increase in the working force, inasmuch as it is nearly up to the limit at present. The new work, however, will insure steady em- ployment for the present force of artisans and skilled laborers for the remainder of the fiscal year. ——__—_-e.+_____ AWAITING A DECISION. Bricklayers on the Union Depot in Georgetown Go to Work. The bricklayers who laid off from work at the union depot yesterday went to work at noon today, pending a satisfactory ad- justment of their difference between three of their number and Contractor Cowsill. It was decided in the early morning to submit the difference to the consideration of an ar- bitration committee of three,whose decision should be abided by. Accordingly the three men who had refused to accept their wages on Saturday last with the deduc- tion for alleged bad work were given $14 on account. The amount in dispute, $6.82 each for the three men, was retained, pending the decision of ‘the arbitration committee. The committee, who will come to a de- cision today, consisted of . W. 5 Stinemetz, representing Mr. Cowsill; Mr. Maghan, president of the Bricklayers’ Union, and Mr. Wm. A. Hutchins, the Georgetown postmaster, for many years a contractor. ond GEORGIA AND KENTUCKY. Secretary Smith, Senator Gordon and Senator Lindsay Will Not Bolt. Secretary Hoke Smith's declaration for Bryan and Sewall seems so substantial to the democrats of Georgia that he has been invited by the managers of the ratification meeting to be held at Augusta August 12 to be present and preside. Mr. Smith has not accepted, but he has said that if he can af- ford the time he will be there, and preside, too. Senator John B. Gordon was in Washing- ton last night and said to friends that he should support Bryan and Sewall. He is @ gold democrat, but he will vote and speak for the ticket and the platform. He has tendered his services to the democratic na- tional committee. Senator Lindsay of Kentucky was also here yesterday and made an announcement similar to that by Senator Gordon. He is not only a gold man, but a close friend of President Cleveland, yet he will support Bryan and Sewall. He intends as soon as he reaches home to issue a statement of his reasons for taking this course. $+ 2+ ______. TWO AMERICANS RELEASED. They Were Arrested by the Caban Authorities Last April. The State Department was today advised by Consul General Lee at Havana that Mr. George Calvar, an American citizen ar- rested in Manzanillo, Santiago de Cuba, in April last, and Manuel Rcmagosa, also an American citizen, residing in the same province, have been officially notified of their unconditional release from prison. ee MUTINY AMONG CONVICTS. Guards at Fort Leavenworth Peni- tentiary Had to Fire on Them. LEAVENWORTH, Kan., July 29.—While @ gang of thirty prisoners from the United States penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth were being worked on the prison farm yes- terday afternoon. a mutiny broke out among them. At a@ signal from George East, an Indian territory desperado, the men broke for a cornfield. The guards commenced firing with shot guns, and all the prisoners but three surendered. East was shot six times before he gave up. He was fatally wounded. Sam Mills and 8. Dove were also badly but not fatally wounded before they were run down. When the bloody prisoners were run into the pen- itentiary yard, where 200 convicts were breaking rock, there was an ugly demon- stration, and @ second attempt at mutiny. The guards were about to fire into the convicts when Warden French, by coolness and firmness, quieted the revolt, LATE NEWS: BY WIRE Gen, Harrison Sees Mr. Hanna in New York. G mame? WILL GIVE ALL THE AID THAT 18 ASKED ee Republican nto Southpfn States. _ Capture POPULIST “HEADQUARTERS NEW YORK, July 29.—Frederick 8. Gibbs of the New York organization, and the na- tional republican committeeman from this state, was one of a few favored guests at a meeting of the eastern republican managers today. Mr. Hanna said: “Mr. Platt was not invited to the meeting simply because he is not a member of the committee. Mr. Gibbs, the New York state national com- mitteeman, was invited by me to attend, so that he may be kept in touch with the plans that may be formulated. Mr. Gibbs is New York’s national committeeman, and 4s responsible in a large measure, by virtue of his position, for the result in this state.” Mr. Hanna added: “I feel confident that the republican party in New York state will work harmoniously for Mr. McKinley's election.” John Wanamaker of Philadelphia, ex- President Benjamin Harrison and Mr. Hanna met at the Fifth Avenue Hotel late last night. Mr. Hanna declined to go into details as to the questions discussed by the trio, but said: “Mr. Harrison will give us all the assistance we may require of him.” The most important question to be dis- cussed this afternoon at the meeting will be the one as to the lines upon which thi campaign will be conducted. Frank S:. Witherbee and a delegation representing the American Protective League, will argue in favor of making the fight upon the ‘ar- iff lines, while Melville E. Ingalls and others of the financial and corporation world will ask that the financial question be kept uppermost. It is entirely probable that Mr. Hanna's advice to the committee will be for work- ing on both these platforms us closely bound to each other. Mr. Hanna sajd today: “The {inancial and tariff questions cannot, in my judg- ment be divorced. Our financial depression or prosperity is due in greatest measure to our tariff conditions. Mr. McKinley shares this view with me.” In carrying out this view Mr. Hanna wil! suggest that the tariff leagues prosecute the fight vigorously on their own lines and that those interested In the financial ques- tion do similar work, the national -eommit- tee giving assistance. It Is planned tnat ar immense amount of literature will be distributed. The meeting of the executive commitice will take place at 3 o'clock today at the Waldorf. Mr. Hanna wai very busy all morning with callers. Senator Quay of Pennaylva- nia was with him for abot an hour, in earnest conversation, anil when they had finished Mr. Hanna jokingly remarked: “The Senator agsures me that all Is har- monious in Pennsyjyania and I can’t sce why New York, rgnublicans cannot har- monize in the safne way.” Senator Quay safQ that he had nothing to say until attdr 'the meeting this after- noon, “unless,” he said, “it 1s to deny that I am asking Mr/ Hanna to fraternize with Mr. Platt. I don’t ,understand that there Is any difference of, opinion between the two gentlemen. The nominee for Vice President, Garret A. Hobart, arrived) about 11 o'clock, and was closeted with.-Mr. Hanna for some time. At the conclusion of the interview he said: ‘ “I have told Mr. staying in paign, frequently coming over to New York headquarters. £ have had plenty of ex- perience in c; al, work as a national committeeman, Mr. Hanna thinks I can assist in the New. York headquarters. I shall not go wést, but devote my time, to the east.” a iis Mr. George E. Matthews of the Buffalo Express, an@ president of the New York state McKinley League, and Mr. Hum- phreys of the Republican Lege of Clubs, were callers, Mr. Hanna said: “There fs nothing to say except that I have not selected the ninth member of the committee. Hanna that I intend _—— TO INVADE THE SOUTH. Republicans Will Try to Capture Several States. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 29.—Unless all signs fail, Chairman M. A. Hanna intends to make a desperate effort this fall to break the solid south. It is now apparent to observers of this political movement that he will contest the supremacy of the democracy in Maryland, Missouri, West Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky. Dur- ing the past three days there have been a number of callers at Mr. Hanna's office from the south. The presence here of H. Clay Evans of Tennessee three days ago has been followed by several other conspic- uous figures in the republican party in the south. All this seems to confirm the belief that has long existed, that Hanna pro- poses to “carry the war into Africa,” as he would probably call it, and make a fight for some of the southern states. The southern republicans for years have been telling McKinley that he is regarded as the Moses that will lead them out of the wil- derness. The national committee is devot- ing all the time of its employes to getting out literature for the edification and edu- cation of the chivalrous southerner. “I think we will contest for Kentucky, Ten- nessee, West Virginia, Maryland and Mis- sourt,” said Major Dick, who is commander in the almost deserted Hanna office this morning. Judge Don A. Pardee of Louisiana called on Major Dick today. The judge has been away from Louisiana about a month, visit- ing his former Lome, Wadsworth. He wen? to Canton to call on Major McKinley, but discovered that he is here, and so he came up. He saw the Canton major, and later called on Major Dick. To the latter he con- fided his belief that McKinley will Louisiana, “if we are not counted out. Other prominent republicans have called on Mr. Hanna, with assurance that the south can be broken, and the republican chairman has about decided to make a hot fight in several of the doubtful states. ——_. TO BE LOCATED HERE. ‘The Headquarters of the Populists During the Campaign. ST. LOUIS, Mo.,’ July 29.—With the ex- ception of ex-Chairm@an Taubeneck, all the populist leaders *hav® left the city, and to- morrow the old headquarters wili be per- manently eesia iets quantity of docu- ments and book§ have been sent to Wash- ington for use ‘during the campaign, and while the selection of Washington as head- quarters of the populist national executive committee has aot 'yet been announced, they will doubtléss- Be located there. Sec- retary Edgerton, who left for his home in Nebraska, wilt go to Washington within @ week or so and will be joined there by Sonator Butler, the chairman of the execu- tive committee. FIRE ar ILFRACOMBE. Less of Half 4 Million at the Well- Known, English Resort. LONDON, Julx 29—-A dispatch from Il- fracombe, the wall-known bathing place on the north coast of Devonshire, announces that half the business portion of that port was burned this morning, involving a loss estimated at £100,000 000). There was no loss of life. —>___ Populist Electors in Indiana. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., July 29.—Before the final adjournment of the populist con- vention at an early hour this morning a resolution was passed empowering a com- mittee, consisting of a member from each district, to act in the matter of presidential electors, each district delegation to select its own representative. —_—-__ Irish Land Bill Passed. LONDON, July 22.—The Irish land bill passed its third reading in the house of commons today. News Jersey during the cam- | SPEAKER REED ON SILVER Address to the Republicans of Alfred, 5 Maine, Opening the Campaign in the Pine Tree State—He Discusses the Money Questiom at Length. ALFRED, Me., July 29.—This quaint country seat was the scene tcday of the opening of the republican national cam- paign of 1896. People from all the country round about came to town to listen to a speech by Speaker Thomas B. Reed on the occasion of his renomination for Representative in Congress by the first district republican convention. There were present many peo- ple from nearby sections of New Hamp- shire and Massachusetts, giving the occa- sion something of the character of an inter- state demonstration. He accepted the nomination to Congress, which was unani- mously given. Mr. Reed’s Remarks. Mr. Reed addressed the large gathering as follows: “If I-were going to give good advice to the people of the whole United States, I should take this time to do it. “Just now there is a great deal of froth and foam in the air, and some time is really needful to disclose clearly to every eye how much of it is the result of the temporary breeze which stills at nightfall, and how little there is of that heavy ground swell, which shows that great elementary forces are at work. How very suddenly all this tush and stir has set itself into action! Two months ago no man of any standing would have risked his reputation as a prophet by hinting the slightest doubt of republican success. Four years of actual trial of the opposition, under the guidance of its best and twice trusted leader, had left no shadow of question as to public duty. “However far the republican party might have fallen short of perfection, neverthe- less all men felt that it was the best party, just now, to draw nigh to, for whatever is to be left to us of sound government, com- mercial success and business prosperity. On that we were all agreed, some of us who were democrats, regretfully, for we all hate to be classed with the unsuccessful, whose condemnation is at hand, even if we gain by the chain; others of us who were republicans, cheerfully, but without exultation; for we knew how hard the task must be to rebuild out of the ruins of the last four years the stately mansions of na- tional happiness, prosperity and self-respect wherein our people lived until that unfor- tunate election of 1892. Mr. Reed Skeptical. “Two months have slipped away—hardly time to ripen a strawberry, much less a system of finance—and there are those who tell us that all things have changed, that these very men who were being arrayed for decent burial had burst the cerements of the grave, and transfigured by some new arrangements of crowns of thorns and crosses of gold were to lead us to a new happiness, and even repair all the damage they themselves had wrought. “Now this may be so, but to me it does not seera probable. Human experience in every walk of life teaches us that those who have blundered will blunder again, and that the wisest course is not to em- ploy a ship captain who has not yet emerged from his last shipwreck, but the safe sailor who has never lost a ship, a passenger cr a letter, but who has sailed safe through every sea. “He may have lost masts and sails and even been rudderless for hours, but if he has every time come safe to shore, far bet- ter have fim than all the landsmen who are forever shouting what they can do, and never dare to tell of what they have done. Bcasters are worth nothing. Deeds are facts and are forever and ever. Talk dles on the empty air. Better a pound of per- formance than a shipload of language. What Has Happened. “Two months ago, as I have already sald, everybody conceded the election of the republican ticket. What has happened since then? “Have the four years of history been Hotted out? Not one scrap of them. Is our condition better? Rather worse. We are all in a bad way and something mus' be done. Let us see what is proposed by these gentlemen, who, within the last two months, have discovered a new cure for all the ills flesh is heir to, and who pro- claim as they did four years ago that they alone hold prosperity in their grasp. “Their remedy is the coinage of silver, 14 to 1. What does that mean? “Heretofore, whenever gold and silver have stood together it has been at the market value. When we tried to make gold and silver circulate together we have always married them according to their market value. Today we find them, not 16 to 1, but 31 to 1, and they are going, they say, to lift silver to twice its valus, not by the universal sense cf mankind. which alcne makes values, but by the statute of the United States, single-handed against the civilized world. Why should the United States try to do this alone? I won't discuss the question whether the free coinage of silver will raise it to par or not. Very few people claim. that it way and if they did I could not believe them. An Unfalfilled Promise. “I was told in 180, by two of the most sincere, as well as the ablest silver men, that the purchase of 4,500,000 ounces a month would raise silver to par, and when we did buy it, silver went down like lead. Silver men have net been good prophets in the past. What we want is not more mon- ey, but more capital—money always comes with capital. We have money now, more than we can use, lying idle. We have just exported a lot of it. Money is the trans- ferer of capital as a hayrack and horses is a transferer of hay. More hayracks will never make more hay, but more hay will require more hayracks, and is sure to get them. “Our capital is great, but the United States is very much greater. There are mil- Hons of square miles, and 75,000,000 of peo- ple, and undeveloped riches without stint. But there is not capital enough to keep 75,000,000 of people at work. When are we the most prosperous? It is when the 75,- 000,000 are all at work, and when that hap- pens we borrow of the rest of the world thousands of millions of dollars. “Now, just as soon as this election is over and the future position of the United States is assured both as to money and to the employment of our people, capital ts ready to come to us from abroad and from our own people and we shall again be pros- perous.”” —_.>—___ GEN. R. E. COLSTON DEAD. Distinguished in the Confederate Service and in Egypt. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., July 29.—Gen. R. EL Colston, one of the best-known soldiers in the confederate service, dled at Lee Camp, Soldiers’ Home here, this morning at 7 o'clock. His daughter and several relatives and friends were with him when he died. For years he had been unable to walk, be- ing paralyzed from his hips down. He was a colleague of Stonewall Jackson as pro- fessor at the Virginia Military Institute for ten years before the war. He fought under Longsireet from Yorktown to Richmond, and later he commanded the-old Stonewall brigade at Chancellorsville. Gen. Colston subsequently served under Beauregard at Charleston, Savannah and Petersburg. He was in command at Lynchburg at the time of the surrender. Some years later he ac- cepted a position on the general staff of the Egyptian army, and remained in that coun- try six years. "He received a decoration of knight commander of the Turkish order of the Osmanish for distinguished service. Ss ‘Transfers of Real Estate. James D. Webb et ux. to Martin V, Webb, part original lot 8, sq. 1033; $10. Jno. S. Rick et ux. to Jas. H. Meriwether, lots 22 and 23, sq. 304; $10. Goo. H. Taylor to Annie Mackey, half interest in lot K, sq. 207; $1. Wilbert B. Appold et ux. to Monroe EB. May, lots 85, 86, 8g. 1, Chichester; $10. fara Z. Clements et al. to Eunice A. Clements, lot 22, 7 900; ). Mary M. DeGummond to P. Kate Shubburd, part lot 1, sq. 820; $2,800. A.M. 'Green et ux.-to Richard M. Parker, lots 10 and 11, bik. 8, and lots 78, 74, 75, bik. 4; Chl- chester: 32,200. ichard ‘M ‘Parker to Alex. Drummond, same Property; $2,300. Senator Faulkner Says Silver Sentiment is ~< Sweeping. Confident That the White Metal Men Will Win the Fight in November. “Many democrats observe with gratifica- tion the fact that eastern bankers are re- storing the gold reserve and obviating the necessity of a bond issue,” said Senator Faulkner, chairman of the democratic con- gressicnal committee, to a Star repurter today, “but at the same time they are ask- ing the question why such action was not taken upon former occasions when a crisis occurred, and past issues thus prevented. They realize the fact that the eastern bankers are coming nobly to the rescue of the tressury, but it-is from a conscious- ness that if they did not and another bond issue should be necessary Mr. Bryan would be placed in the White House without the slight st effort and by a crushing majority. “In this connection they also ask the question, will these bankers come to the rescue of the treasury again if Mr. Bryan is not elected. The answer that suggesis itself 1s, they probably will not. “The fact of the matter is,” continued Senator Faulkner, “the question of bond issues by the government in time of peace is having more force in this campaign than anythir g else. The people are aroused upon that subject. The finarcial question is to be the issue between the two parties. It is no use to try to dodge this fact, and any ™an proposing to talk in the campaign, whether upon the stump or in committees work, who takes the tariff as his subject will not receive an audience. The people want to talk about money, they want to hear about it, and those who have not al:eady made “1p their minds upon the sub- ject desire to be instructed. Ex-President sag ices realized — fact when he sald in hig communication a few days ago that the tariff was on the side track. ce “Ths democratic party has not made the issue between aggregate wealth, corporate influence and the masses of the people. That issue has been made by thirty years of legislation in the interests ef capital and wealth and corporate influence, which 1s controlled by wealth. Neither should it be said that the democratic party is arrayed against wealth and capital. It only takes the position that wealth and capital should be placed upon the same plane as the in- lerests of the people, and should share with them without eee or without preju- dice the benefits of legislation.” Sweep of Silver Sentiment. Senator Faulkner, as chairman of the congressional committee, continues to re- ceive great quantities of applications from the eastern states for free silver literature. He says the free silver sentiment is sweep- ing through the laboring classes in the east like a prairie fire. Up to this time the con- sressional committee has confined itself to sending out documents and campaign Iitera- ture to individual applicants. In a few days, however, the committee will take up the task of supplying the state central committee with liferature in bulk. Orders are now being placed with the printers for this class of matter, and the committee will commence in a short time distributing. Senator Stewart, one of the leading men of the national silver party, had a long conference with Senator Faulkner at com- mittee headquarters this morning. The sil- ver people have established headquarters in the Corcoran building, and will conduct the campaign upon lines of their own, but parallel with the efforts of the democrats. Inasmuch as three-fourths of the member- ip of the silver party, so it is claimed, ‘e formerly republicans, and the man- agers of the party are republicans, it has been decided that this membership can be reached more effectively through the silver committee than through the democratic committee, whose affiliations have always been with democrats. Senator Faulkner ts confident that Dela- ware will support the democratic ticket and platform. He says that two out of the three counties in the diamond state are permeated with silver from end to end. Moreover, he said, it is likely that the fac- tional fight among the republicans in Dela- ware, the contest between the Higgins and Addicks factions, will put the finishing blow to republican prospects for success. Senator Faulkner is in receipt of advices from competent sources in Michigan, which lead him to believe that Michigan will be carried by the democrats next November. He said today he believed his party would carry every congressional district in Michi- gan. His advices are that the republicans are badly split up over the silver question, and that large numbers of republicans will bolt the St. Louis gold platform and vote for the democratic ticket, with free silver. ee THE HOT W4 VE. No Hope for a Break for the Next Two or Three Days. At the weather bureau this afternoon no hope was held out of a break in the high temperature for the next two or three days. Today was about as hot as yester- day, and there was very little difference in the temperature of each. It is possible there may be showers this evening, which will lend temporary coolness to the at- mosphere, but no permanent relief is ex- pected until the areas of high pressure now existing move away from the gulf coast and the southerly winds change. ——.—_—__ Personal Mention. Lieut. V. G. Stottler, 10th Infantry, is on a visit to the city on leave of absence. General Ruggles, adjutant general of the army, has returned from a short visit to Milwaukee on private business. Rev. Father Mackin, pastor of St. Paul's Catholic Church, has been called to Keo- kuk, Iowa, to attend the funeral of his sis- ter, Mrs. Mary Alton. Father Foley, assist- ant pastor, who was summering at Atlantic City, was recalled to the charge during Father Mackin’s absence. ee Concert at the Capitol Grounds. The program of music for the Marine Band concert at the Capitol grounds this afternoon, beginning at 5:45 o'clock, is as follows March—“The Pride of the Navy”..Andrews Introduction to the opera, “‘Rantzan” (new) «...... a. Polka (concert)—“Birgti Musician, 8. “Reminiscence of Ire! March—“‘Directorate’ Overture—“William Tel Medley—“‘Metropolis at Night’. “March of Progress”. “Hail Columbia”. Yellow Fever in Mexico. The marine hospital bureau Is informed of the prevalence of yellow fever in Vera Cruz and Acapulco, Mexico. —-o-_____ Grain and Cotton Market. Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., 1421 F street, members New York stock exchange, correspendents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thal- mann & Co., New York. Low. Close. at aes i% is 18 13! 6.05 6.75 4) 310 8, 3.40 310 8.20 322 837 Low. Close. 7.08 7.15 Tae 72 646 G61 G41 6.58 Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Md., July 29.—Flour quiet, un- changed—recelpts, 16,755 barrels; exports, 36,819 barrels. Wheat’ firm—spot, month and August, 61%61%; September, €244a62'4; steamer No. 2 red, 7 bushels; exports, 47,244 bushels; stock, 1,086,294 bushels; sales,” 86,000 bushels—southern wheat by sample, 6a63%; do. on grade, . Corn active and lower—spot, month und August, | 29%4220%; September, Ng —re- celpts, 92,543 bushels; exports, 128,571 bushels; stock,’ 458,289 bushels; sales, ' 102,600 bushels— southern white and yellow corn, ' 30a31. strong—No. 2 white western, 28; No. 24a24i4—recelpts, 85,209 bushels; exports, ste 820 bushels. Rye ae and steady—! 2 nearby, 344085; western, 2- 479 ;_exyorta, none; stock, 30,023 Hay very firm—choice timothy, $16. Grain freights steady and fairly active, unc! ‘Sugar un- changed. Butter fats, imeheagel, Epos renk. Further Concessions Cause Renewed Selling. COVERING PURCHASES CAUSE A RALLY Why Bids Were Not More Numer- ous for the Bonds. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS ee ean Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, July 20.—Further conces- sions in the London market encouraged a renewal of professional selling this morn- ing, prices yielding easily during the initial trading. There was no pressure of long stock, hewever, and a substantial frac- tional rally followed as the result of cover- ing purchases. The omission of the clause xempting the new city bonds from taxa- tion was accepted as a partial explanation of the failure to negotiate the full loan. ‘This explanation had a good effect on local sentiment, the failure to sell having caused considerable uneasiness, owing to the pre- vious presumption that investors were un- willing to put idle funds into securities of this character for political reasons. Moderate purchasers of St. Paul for Lon- don account, coupled with a clearer under- standing of the facts in connection with the settlements at that center, had a ten- Gency to relieve the situation somewhat. There are no indications of embarrassment of any sort in connection with the cash settlements incident to recent international stock operations. Rumors of a directly op- posite character were circulated yesterJay, to the great prejudice of securities in this department. The activity incident to the opening of the sound money campaigh had a marked influence fr good on values, several con- versations with the chairman of the na- tional committee having greatly encour- aged local financiers. Rumors that a care- ful canvass of several western states had resulted in a declaration for sound money, 7% per cent of the agricultural classes in- terviewed having expressed a preference for the gold standard, were utilized to force a sharp recovery from the low level of the morning. The market acted well, all things consid- ered, both under the pressure of short stock and under the increased purchasing demand from the same interests later in the day. The panic symptoms are no longer visible, and raliies, even though temporary, are as easily forced as declines have been’ hereto- fore. The extreme low level, established as the result of a protracted period of un- obstructed depression, is an argument against a material extension of the short interest. Rallies will be utilized for this purpose, but traders are no longer disposed to wait for large profits in this account. A series of rallies and reactions is consequently ex- tremely probable, the same interests being identified with both movements. There is nothing sufficiently reassuring in the situa- tion to warrant extensive buying, neither is there any reason for material depression. The market for foreign exchange con- tinues dull under a very light offering of tills, The demand is not urgent, and the syndicate’s scheme for protecting the re- serve will undoubtedly cover any ordinary increase in the inquiry from remitters. A sharp decline in American Sugar, to par, and a subsequent rally of more than 2 per cent was one of the day’s most sig- nificant Gevelopments. The Chicago platform i: to properties of thit of the free silver ch and the willin, ness to support the active representative of industrial enterprises, around par, ex- pressed a confidence not thought to exist auring the opening hour. The general iist reflected a more hopeful tone during the final hour, a large per- centage of waich may be attributed to the favorable impression made by Mr. Mc- Krley’s personal representative, now im this city. a special mena character, exclust ———._—_ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, The following are the opening,the highest and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as reported by Corron & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. ' Correspondents, Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 8) Broadway. - Close. 101% American Sugar. . Bay State Gas. Canada Southe: Canada Pacific... Metropolitan Traction Manhattan Elevated, Michigan Central. Missour! Pacific. National Lead Go.. °°) National Lead Co., Pfd. New Jersey Central. New York Centra! Northern Pacific.. Northern Pacific, Pf North American’ Ont. & Western. Pacific Mall... Phila. & Reading. Pullman P. C. Co. Southern Ry., Pid. Phila. Traction. Texas Pacific. Siig? Be Western ‘nion Tel Stiver. arbales,rerular coun ee m.—Washingtoa le Insurance, at 3%. Att U1 States Elecirie Light, 10 at 98. = Government Bonds.U. 8. 4s, registered, 106 bi Lor bas “2 107 asked. U. 5. 4s, , 108 asked. U. 8, 4a, 1925, 113 bid, 14 asked. U. 8. 5s, 11 bid, 112 ‘asked. District of Columbia Bonds.—20-year Fund. 5s, 104 bid. 30-year Fund. 6s, 110 bid. Water Stock currency 7s, 1901, 110 bid. Water Stock cur- rency 7, , 110 bid. Fund. currency 8.658, 113 FY puiooationaces eots tan Raflrond 107 bi (0 asked. Mets 6s, 110 bid, 117 asked. Belt Railroad Se To bid, 80 asked. Eckington Raflroad 6s, 90 bid, 95 asked. Colu nbia Ratlroad 6s, 112 wa a8 asked. W ington Gas Company, ser. A, 6a, 108 bid. Wasi: ington Gas Company, ser. B, @a, 109 bid, arked. Chesapeake ‘and Potomac’ Telephone f American Security and Trust Se, F. a 100 bid. American Security and Trust 5s, A. and 0., 100 bid. Washington et Company imp. Ge, 105 bid. Washington Market Company exten. Gx, 105, bid. Masonic Hall Association Sa, 106 bid. bid, 300 paked. Bank of Republic, 2: politan, 280 bid, 300 asked. Central, 800 asked. " Farmers and Mechauics’, 170° bid. 120 bid. Citizens’, 120 bid. “Capital, 110. bid: West End, 108 asked. Traders’, 95 asked. Lincoln, a fo: Deportt a Trust ‘Companies. onal Safe Sai it rust National Sa t and Trust, 120 asked. Washington Lon and Trust, 115% asked. American Security and Zrast, 160 asked. Washington Safe Deposit, 50 Railroad Stocks.—Capital Traction Company, 64% Did, Gt asked. Metropolitan. 105 bid. Colambia, 55 bid. Belt, 27 asked. Eckington, 27 askod. Georgetown and Tennallytown, 27 asked, Gas and Electric Light Stocks.—Washington G: gi asked. Grongetown Gan” 90 "bid Tatted bid, 98 asked. States Electric 1 5 Stocks. men’s, 32 bid. Franklin, Corcoras Title, 110 Washington “62% tocks.—Real Extate Columbia Title, 6 asked. oat ya bide OM ‘asked American Grapbopbone, 13 why Posamatis Gun Carriage, .10 bid, anked. Miscellaneous Stocks.—Mergenthaler —Linoty og tet era Mey Lineoin Hall, 90 asked.